Henry Yaple Ski Bibliography

Henry M. Yaple, the chief librarian at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., spent 11 years assembling a massive bibliography of skiing. The goal was to list every book, dissertation, film video and piece of software published on skiing, in English, between 1890 and 2002.

The resulting two-volume work, comprising 732 pages, was published by ISHA in 2004. It lists more than 7,000 items.

How to Use Ski Bibliography

Information in Ski Bibliography can be found through multiple access points.

SUBJECT INDEX: There are three subject indices: NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED. These indices are located in Volume I, xxiv-xxvi and Volume II, xxxi respectively. Citations in the NORDIC Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is not fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the ALPINE Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the COMBINED Index concentrate primarily upon the business or industry of skiing, and may apply either to nordic skiing, alpine skiing or both.

The various sub-categories of the NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED indices are derived from the subject matter of the actual works listed. For example, there are works listed under NORDIC/Trails, ALPINE/Lifts, and COMBINED/Market Research.

The entries or citations in Ski Bibliography are numbered consecutively so that each entry has its own discrete or unique number. The numerical range of items are listed for each sub-category in the respective subject indices. For example, NORDIC/Autobiographies covers items 2 through 15. ALPINE/Film covers items 1487 through 2123, and COMBINED/Fiction covers items 4937 through 5166.

NORDIC Bibliography section contains all entries on nordic skiing from item 1 to 1137 in Volume I.

ALPINE Bibliography section contains all entries on alpine skiing from items 1138 to 4372 in Volume I.

COMBINED Bibliography section contains all entries from items 4373 to 7183 in Volume II.

Within the NORDIC, ALPINE, and COMBINED bibliography sections respectively, the subject sub-categories are arranged alphabetically, and the within each sub-category the entries are arranged chronologically by publishing or release date. Within each year, the entries are arranged alphabetically by author or by title if an author is lacking.

SERIALS Bibliography section is arranged alphabetically by title. This section of the bibliography contains entries from items 7,184 to 7,617 in Volume II.

AUTHOR Index contains a list of all authors, editors, illustrators, photographers, producers, directors, writers included in the bibliography. It is arranged alphabetically, and each name carries the number(s) of the citation(s) in the bibliography to which it refers.

TITLE Index contains a list of all titles included in the bibliography. It is arranged alpha-betically, and each title carries the number(s) of the citation(s) to which it refers in the bibliography.

e Primary K Secondary Di Author 1 Title Publication Date Issue
3050 Alpine Teaching Guid Shedden, John Ski Teaching 1972 113 p. illus.
1600 Alpine Film New York. State. Dept. of Commerce Winter In New York State 1948 16 mm.28 min.
1664 Alpine Film Ski Mania 1953 16 mm.8 min
4192 Alpine Video Homer, Ed Mountain Sense 1998 VHS36 min.
4256 Alpine Video Detours 2000 VHS55 min.
2863 Alpine Multi-media Pa Egan, Dan Chairlift Guide To Better Skiing 1997 Consists of Book, All-Terrain Skiing, Video, Chairlift Ski Guide and pocket set of double sided, weather proof cards with 32 drills and skills for the slopes.
2926 Alpine Psychology Connolly, Phyllis M. An Exploratory Study Of Adults Engaging In The High Risk Sp 1981 x, 116 lvs. forms.
1476 Alpine Equipment Tanler, Bill. editor Ski Tech's Guide To Equipment, Skiwear and Accessories. 1989 133 p. illus.
1540 Alpine Film Durrance, Dick Sun Valley Holidays 1940
4069 Alpine Video Jay, John Head For The Hills 1994 VHS80 min
4132 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Snow Riders 1996 VHS92 min
2745 Alpine Mountaineering Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand Safety In The Mountains: A Handbook For Trampers And Mou 1938 52 p.
2808 Alpine Mountaineering Wilberforce Smith, Peter A Little Walk On Skis: From The Mediterranean To AustriaAl 1987 257 p. illus. maps
1354 Alpine Children Fidge, Louis Learning To Ski 1990 16 p.
1416 Alpine Conditioning Foster, Ellen Post Conditioning Skills For Alpine Skiing 1993 88 p.
3945 Alpine Video Ross, Tim U.S. Ski Team Alpine Fundamentals: The Basic Elements Of 1990 VHS20 min.
4009 Alpine Video Stump, Greg The Skier's Guide To The Galaxy 1992 VHS60 min
2621 Alpine Handbook Faurot, Rod A. Ski Easy 1978 iv, 69 p. illus. ma
2685 Alpine Lifts Carlson, Emery Donald Analysis Of The Line Layout, Cable And Sheave Requirement 1948 50 lvs. illus
Alpine Autobiography Maier, Hermann Hermann Maier:The Race Of My Life:An Autobiography 2006
1295 Alpine Biography Dippold, Joel Picabo Street: Downhill Dynamo 1998 64 p. illus.
3821 Alpine Video Twin Tower Enterprises Off The Edge 1987 VHS53 min
3885 Alpine Video Beck, Craig Teach Your Child To Ski At Home 1989 VHS32 min
2497 Alpine Guide Crosetti, Cookie Northwest Ski Area Guide For Downhill And Cross-Country Sk 1994 190 p. illus. maps
2561 Alpine Guide The Unofficial Guide To Skiing In The West 2002 608 p.